Sunday, September 25, 2011

Barack Obama talks climate change, energy efficiency at Clinton Global Initiative

President Barack Obama talked about energy efficiency and climate change in a speech delivered at the Clinton Global Initiative on September 21, 2011 in New York City.

“He also is one of those Americans who believes climate change is real and deserves a real response,” former President Bill Clinton said while introducing Obama.

“It is technically difficult to figure out how we are going to deal with climate change -- not impossible, but difficult,” President Obama noted in his speech.

The President went on to discuss two ways to curb global warming pollution by saving energy and fuel:
We talk about climate change -- something that, obviously, people here are deeply concerned about.  Talking to the CEO of Southwest Airlines, they estimate that if we put in the new generation of GPS air traffic control, we would save 15 percent in fuel costs.  “Reduce fuel consumption by 15 percent, Mr. President.”  And think about what that would do, not only to potentially lower the cost of a ticket -- maybe they could start giving out peanuts again. But think what it would do in terms of taking those pollutants out of our air. 
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Earlier this year, I announced a Better Buildings Initiative to rehire construction workers to make our buildings more energy-efficient.  And I asked President Clinton and my Jobs Council to challenge private companies to join us.  In June, at CGI America, we announced a commitment to upgrade 300 million square feet of space, from military housing to college campuses.  Some of these projects are breaking ground this month, putting people to work right now.  Later this year, we’ll announce more commitments that will create jobs, while saving billions for businesses on energy bills and cutting down on our pollution. 

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